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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Polish people hear the word "Tartar," they:
(a) Know they need to go pay some taxes.
(b) Feel their the blood in their veins is going to freeze.
(c) Want to eat fish.
(d) Feel like dancing.

2. Why do the men in the caravan carry weapons?
(a) Because they are going hunting.
(b) Because they need to defend themselves against thieves.
(c) Because they are on their way to protect Krakow.
(d) Because they are worried about the Tartars attacking them.

3. What do the people do when they hear the Tartars' approach in 1241?
(a) Stay in their villages and negotiate with the Tartars.
(b) Leave their homes with their belongings to try to escape.
(c) Head towards the army and try to attack them before they arrive in the village.
(d) Gather up all of their ammunition to defend themselves.

4. What is the most accurate description of the Tartars' appearance?
(a) Short, dark men with beards and long, braided hair.
(b) Tall, pale men with beards and long, braided hair.
(c) Short, pale men with shaved heads.
(d) Tall, dark men with shaved heads.

5. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?
(a) Nineteen or twenty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Thirty-nine or forty.
(d) Ten or eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger offer to buy from Pan Andrew Charnetski?

2. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?

3. What is unusual about one of the wagons in the caravan?

4. Which two cities do the Tartars attack before they invade Poland?

5. What is the scene Joseph sees when he first goes to explore the marketplace?

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